Originally written in Bengali, the poems were based on medieval Indian devotional poetry with a common theme of love and also reflected the conflict between materialistic desire and spiritualism. It is a collection of poetry, the most famous work by Tagore, published in 1910. On his birth anniversary, let’s look at some of his remarkable creations. In 1930, Tagore met the great scientist Albert Einstein four times. Tagore promoted humanism and was against orthodox thinking. His beautiful writing can be seen in works like Gitanjali, Gora and Ghare-Baire, among others. The novels he wrote like Chaturange, Chokher Bali, Ghare Baire, Nastanirh, Jogajog, Shesher Kobita have been translated into many languages. He authored the national anthems of Indian and Bangladesh and created many other songs. His creations touched many aspects of life, nature, human relations, nationalism, politics and other socio-cultural ethos. In 1877 he released his first book of stories and dramas under his own name. He created his first collection of poems at the age of 16 using a pseudonym “Bhanusimha”. Tagore took birth in a Brahmin family in Kolkata and started writing poems at the age of 8.
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